Add a volume to a san – Apple Xsan 2 User Manual

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Chapter 5

Manage SAN storage

Add a volume to a SAN

A single Xsan SAN can provide access to multiple volumes.

Click to add a
new volume.

Select to view

current volumes.

Add a volume:

In Xsan Admin, select Volumes in the SAN Assets list and click the Add Volume button (+).

In the Volume Name and Type pane of the assistant, enter a name for the volume and

choose a volume type that matches the kind of work the volume will support. Xsan
Admin sets the underlying volume settings accordingly.
If you expect the volume to be used by client computers with Quantum’s StorNext File
System (Windows, AIX, IRIX, Linux, and Solaris computers), click Advanced Settings, and
then turn off the Native Extended Attributes option. Leave this option turned on if all
computers on your SAN are Macs.

WARNING:

To avoid data loss, clients with Quantum’s StorNext File System must not

access volumes that use extended attributes.